AROUND MANHATTAN SWIM ( 20 BRIDGES SWIM)
20 Bridges swim for those who still wanted to tackle one of the legs of the Triple Crown. The route went from the Wards Island Bridge up the Harlem River to the Hudson, down to Battery Park, and then back up the East River, passing beneath 20 bridges in all. Learn more about Around Manhattan Swim!
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AROUND MANHATTAN SWIM EVENT
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| Event | Around Manhattan Swim (20 Bridges Swim) |
| Organizer | New York Open Water (NYOW) |
| Date | 25th June 2017 |
| State | National | International | International |
| Starting Point | Pier A, New York |
| Finishing Point | Pier A, New York |
| Distance | 45KM |
| Position | Youngest Asian to complete the Triple Crown challenge. |
About Event
20 bridges, the swim is circumnavigated to Manhattan’s 48km swim. During swim swimmer crossed 20 bridges; hence it is also called 20 Bridges swim. It was an important swim as it was the last leg of Triple crown of open water, which includes the English channel & Catalina channel swim with Around Manhattan. When Prabhat completes this swim becomes the youngest in the world “Triple crown” of open water achiever. Sally Minty Grevett mam was on board as chief crew & it was nicely organized by David Barra & Rondi Davis. Read National Events!
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